Now — 2025

Updated

It has been a prolific year so far — writing, making, generating. But through it all, observing.

As I age, the more certain I become that my primary purpose is to be an observer; the theme of my life is seeing to understand. As devoted as I am to many other people and things, and as committed as I am to directly contributing to their well-being, their success, and their goodness, I sense that the purpose of my life is not to be seen, but to see.

Reading

	Title	Author	Genre	Rating
17	Becoming Timefaring: Time Travel and the Human Future	Eric Wargo	Non Fiction	TBD
16	The Machine Stops	E.M. Forster	Fiction	★★★
15	Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World	Peter Godfrey-Smith	Non Fiction	TBD
14	Replay	Ken Grimwood	Fiction	★★★★
13	Unidentified Flying Hyperobject: UFOs, Philosophy, and the End of the World	James Madden	Non Fiction	★★★
12	We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine	Deni Ellis Béchard	Fiction	★★★★
11	The End of the World is Just the Beginning	Peter Zeihan	Non Fiction	★★★
10	The Omniverse	Alfred Lambremont Webre	Non Fiction	★★★
9	The Extinction of Experience	Christine Rosen	Non Fiction	★★★
8	The Burnout Society	Byung-Chul Han	Non Fiction	★★★★
7	The Siren’s Call	Chris Hayes	Non Fiction	★★★
6	The Custodians	Dolores Cannon	Non Fiction	★★★
5	The Paranormal Ranger	Stanley Milford Jr.	Non Fiction	★★
4	Silence: In the Age of Noise	Erling Kagge	Non Fiction	★★★
3	Sea of Tranquility	Emily St John Mandel	Fiction	★★★
2	Master of Change	Brad Stulberg	Non Fiction	★★
1	Calypso	Oliver K. Langmead	Fiction	★★★★

House Projects To Do

	Project	Location	Status
1	Seal cracked bricks	House Exterior	Not Started
2	Seal basement windows	Basement	Not Started
3	Build new basement door	House Exterior	Not Started
4	Rebuild art supply shelving	Office	Done, 2/16
5	Build desk for Sue	Sue’s Room	Not Started
6	Make media library dividers	Den	Not Started
7	Build 6 oak picture frames	Living Room	Not Started

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